Tell ya what folks ... there’s a lot of us with “bionic” parts ... we don’t need the “jingle bell”. An artificial knee rings the bell every time ... so it’s not about “opting out” .. many of us don’t have a choice. Since I will “ring the bell” anyway Wednesday, I’m opting out ... nothing like joining a protest line (that I would already be in anyway).

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posted on 11/22/2010 6:18:00 AM PST
by ThePatriotsFlag
(You are just jealous because the voices aren't talking to YOU!)

I don’t plan to fly on National Opt-Out Day, but I promise I will opt out whenever I fly. The genital grope takes much longer than the nude scan, so they’ll have to change the policy if enough of us opt out. I will let my groper know I believe they are conducting an illegal search under the 4th Amendment. I don’t have to risk the $11,000 fine or my job (if I can’t travel) by refusing both the scan and grope, but I can avoid penalties AND disrupt the system by electing the grope and taking my sweet time in the process. I encourage others to join me.

The body scanners aren't for security, it is to discover evidence to be used in prosecution in or seizure of items on a list the TSA can't even bother to print and post at the airport. If you want to randomly find out what is on the list, go ahead and walk through the scanners and submit to a virtual strip search.

But don't delude yourself that this has anything to do with security of the flying public. They refuse to profile, they refuse to confront CAIR, and they refuses to back down from this invasive scanner.

We really need to undercut the authority the TSA is using, first and foremost, go to the county or city that runs the airport and get the laws changed to explicitly photograph the actions of screeners at airports. When they can't hide behind more theft and intimidation to cover up their thefts and intimidation, this can finally start to resolve.

And just remember, like the Orlando federal court house, these scanners are going to be deployed everywhere. Boycott flying? Sure, that's one idea, but do you deny yourself the ability to go into a court house? A federal building?

If there was ever a sure thing, when a scammer or a criminal, or someone trying to steal your rights says, “It's not a good idea” then you know for certain that it is the best thing to do to accomplish your goal.

> “a relatively small proportion” of fliers have been subjected to government intrusions of a personal kind ...
Bullsquat! In the past week ever person from work who has travelled has been both scanned and groped.

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posted on 11/22/2010 6:48:49 AM PST
by BuffaloJack
(The Recession is officially over. We are now into Obama's Depression.)

I say “Bristol ‘em”! Then when the TSA molests them, call the police and charge them with ‘Sexual Molestation, and ‘Unreasonable Search and Seizure’. Napolitano, Pistole and his minions all should have their names put on the National Register of Sexual Offenders Database.

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